Severance Package

Jamie DeBroux's boss has called a special meeting for all key personnel at 9:00 a.m. on a hot Saturday in August.

When Jamie arrives, the conference room is stocked with cookies and champagne. His boss smiles and tells his employees, We're a cover for a branch of the intelligence community. And we're being shut down. Jamie's boss then tells everyone to drink some champagne, and in a few seconds they'll fall asleep---for good. If they refuse, they'll be shot in the head.

Escape is not an option. Jamie's boss has shut down the elevators and rigged the fire towers with chemical bombs. Panic sets in, chaos erupts, and no one is sure whom to trust. Jamie quickly realizes that there's only one way he's ever going to see his family again: the hard way.

Severance Package shows author Duane Swierczynski at his thrilling best.

Author: Duane Swierczynski
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 05/27/2008
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780312343804

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/17/2008 pg. 47
Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 60
New York Times Book Review 05/18/2008 pg. 27

About the Author
Duane Swierczynski is the author of The Blonde (St. Martin's Minotaur) and the writer for the monthly Marvel Comics series Cable. He was the editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia City Paper, and almost never wanted to kill his employees.